32/12. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1749e — Nafi’s Written Reply About Nafl
Spoils of War
Nafl Hadith: Nafi’s Written Reply About the Expedition
Sahih Muslim : 1749e
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1749e
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ، وَأَبُو كَامِلٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، قَالَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَى نَافِعٍ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ النَّفَلِ، فَكَتَبَ إِلَىَّ أَنَّ4661 - وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي مُوسَى، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ نَافِعٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِهِمْ .
Ibn 'Aun Narrated from:
I wrote to Nafi' asking him about Nafl (spoils of war) and be wrote to me that Ibn 'Umar was among that expedition. (The rest of the hadith is the same.)
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1749eIn-book reference : Book 32, Hadith 43USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 19, Hadith 4334
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1749e
This nafl hadith records a written question and answer. Ibn Aun said that he wrote to Nafi‘ asking him about Nafl, meaning the extra share mentioned in these reports. Nafi‘ wrote back that Ibn ‘Umar was among that expedition, and the rest of the hadith was the same. The translation does not repeat every detail, but it clearly points back to the report about the expedition and the extra share. For readers searching for “what is nafl in spoils hadith,” this narration is useful because it shows the topic being asked about directly. The focus is careful transmission of the same content through Nafi‘ and Ibn ‘Umar.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Aun asked Nafi‘ about Nafl.
- Nafi‘ replied that Ibn ‘Umar was among that expedition.
- The report points back to the same narration about extra spoils.
